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FRANK. S. CHURCH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,-ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE AUTOMATIC STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF PORTLAND,

MAINE.

CASH AN DI'PARCEL CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,567, dated September 30, 1890. Application filedFebruary 27, 1890. $erial No. 34=1,992. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

- Be it known that I, FRANK. S. CHURCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at De troit,-county of Wayne, State of Michigan,

.have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cash and Parcel Carriers; and

I declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apro pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is designed as an improvement on the apparatus shown and described .in my United States Letters Patent No. 417,147, dated December 10, 1889; and it consists in certain improvements thereon, hereinafter described and claimed. My former invention related more particularly to a cashcarrier, while the present invention is adapted for heavier work, such as parcel carrying, the.

In the'drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the operative mechanism. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 1, showing the reversing mechanism. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the complete carrrier. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the same.

In carrying out my invention, A represents the basket, and, B the rod supporting the same. C is the case in which the operative mechanism is housed. D are the arms descending to the rod B for supporting the same, and E E are the wheels which travel on the wire and support the car, the driving mechanism being geared with the wheel E.

I will now describe the driving mechanism.

F is a drum, having on its periphery the teeth f and winding strap or cord F, the latter extending down where the operator can grasp it. Within this drumis located the driving-spring F, the latter being wound by unwinding the strap or cord. The gear f meshes with two gears on two separate shafts. It meshes with the gear G on the shaft g, which alsocarries the gear G. It also meshes with the gear H, which is loosely mounted on the shaft h and has the clutch H on its side. 50 Engaging with this clutch is the clutchsleeve I, which is keyed to the shaft h by the projection i, and yet is free to slide longitudinally on said shaft. Keyed to this shaft his the gear J, which, through the gear K,'shaft 7c, gear K, and gear L, imparts motion to the wheel E. Now, suppose it is desired to cause the car to travel in the opposite direction. The sleeve I is thrown over so as to engage with the ratchet face m on the gear M, which is loosely mounted. on the shaft h. Thus through the gear G, shaft g, and gear G, which meshes with the gear M, a reverse motion is imparted to the gear J and thus to the wheel E.

I will now describe the manner of reversing the mechanism, or, in other words, the mechanism whereby the sleeve I is thrown to engage the desired ratchet, in order that it may cause the car to travel in the desired direction.

N is a lever, forked at one end a to embrace the sleeve I and pivoted at n and the other end extending back adjacent to the end of the case. N is a spring engaged to the case at one end and provided on its free end with the block N having the two beveled faces N against which the end of the lever N bears. O is a lever engaged by the sleeve 0 on the shaft is. The upper end 0 of this lever is divided and embraces the lever -N The lower end extends down adjacent to the way on which the car travels. The lever Nis between the point n and the end engaged with the sleeve I, bent at a sharp angle, asshown at 77?. By this means, as will be seen, a throw of the lever O-as for instance, should the 85 lower end strike a stop or projection on the wire, as shown in my former patent-would operate to disengage the spool I from its engagement on one side, and as soon as it has been thrown over far enough forthe rear end of the lever N to pass the point of the block N the spring N will, by means of the beveled face of the block, act to throw the spool quickly over into engagement with the opposite clutch-face, and thus reverse the mech- 5 anism. P is a spring, so arranged that it will bear on the projection 0 on the sleeve 0 and serve to keep the lever O in position and throw the lever quickly into the desired position when reversing the mechanism.

- still hold the car'from falling to. the floor.

Another feature of the apparatus is the swiveling of the wheel E, and I will now de scribe the same.

R is a strip of metal pivoted at 'r to the frame or bed-plate and extends up above the Wheel E and over the same and down on the other side of the Wheel E being engaged at the top by a pivotal connection With the crosss'trip R. The wheel E is journaled in the strip R, and this being swiveled in the frame allows the wheel E to turn and adjust itself to the line when rounding a curve, thus lessening the friction very materially. It will also be observed that there is an arm or pro jection S descending from the bed-plate on one side of the Wire, while the strip R serves as a guard on the other side, so that should the wheels jump the wire theseguards would Still another fe'atureof the'apparatusisthe provision on the bed-plate of the car of the conical rollers '1. The purpose of these rollers is to keep the car as far as possible in a vertical position when rounding a curve and prevent it from swaying after leaving a curve.

Thus when the car strikes the curve. the rollers bearing on the track lessen the friction,

and theconical *form of the rollers serve to quickly bring the car to a vertical position without allowing it to sway as it is leaving the curve.

What I claim is=- 1. In a parcel-carrier car, the combination, with the bed-plate, of spring-actuated mechanism, substantially as described, for propellingthe same, and reversing mechanism con sisting of the clutch-sleeve I, lever N, bent as shown, lever 0, adapted to strike a projection on the line, and spring N, for assisting the movement of the lever N, substantially as described.

' 2. In the herein des'cribed spring-actuated car, the reversing mechanism consisting of the clutch-sleeve I and lever N, for shifting the same, lever 0, adapted to strike a projection on the line and move the leverN, and spring P, for imparting aquick motion to the lever O, substantially as described.

3. In the herein-described springractuated the clutch-sleeve I, lever. N, lever 0, spring N, and springP, substantially as described.

Intestimony whereof I sign this specification inthepresence of two witnesses.

FRANK; S. Grim-RG11. .Witnesses:

WELLS. W'. Lnoenrr, MARION A. REEVE.

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